You don't know them now, but you'll want to after reading this.

Why you might know her: At the Beijing Olympics she placed fifty-first overall in a field of fifty-four javelin throwers -- but who's counting? Already a model and formidable pageanteer -- a runner-up in the 2006 Miss Paraguay contest -- expect her to segue into a pitchwoman for digital cameras or cereal.

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Olivia Thirlby, 22, Actress

Why you might know her: Consciously or not, she's the reason you didn't walk out of Juno last year. Her grounded New York -- local charm has since filled up her calendar.

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Valentina Cervi, 32, Actress

Why you might know her: Because you're from Italy, where she's anything but obscure, though more likely you caught her in last month's Miracle at St. Anna, speaking English, albeit with a wonderfully heavy Italian accent.

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Georgina Chapman, 32, Fashion Designer

Why you might know her: As the designer behind the four-year-old fashion label Marchesa, she's dressed Scarlett and Sienna and Penelope in clothes that accentuate their God-given goods. She is a beautiful woman who helps other women look beautiful -- not interesting or provocative or edgy, just beautiful.

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Rachael Yamagata, 32, Singer, Musician

Why you might know her: If you've subjected yourself to a teen television drama in the past year, there's a good chance you've heard her dramatic ballads scor-ing, say, a pensive sit-down on a SoCal pier. But don't hold that against her. This fall she's tour-ing to promote her second full-length album, Elephants . . . Teeth Sinking Into Heart.

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